Reversible glove



O 1940- R. G. KIRCHNER, JR. ET AL. 2,215,241

REVERS IBLE GLOVE Filed May 26, 1939 ATTORNEY.

atented Oct. 1, 1940 PATENT OFFICE REVERSIBLE GL'ovE' Richard Graham Kirchner, In, Princeton, N. 1., and Florence K. Mistele, Waterloo, Ontario,

Canada Application May 26, 1939, Serial No. 275,888

2 Claims.

The object of the present invention is to provide a reversible glove so formed as to possess special characteristics, comfort in the wearing of the glove, particularly attractive appearance, ease of manufacture, ease of application to the hand 25 and removal from the hands, etc.

A further characteristic of the glove is that the two primary face members carry thumb and finger elements in unitary relation, the connection between the two face members being by W means of fourchettes of special form, except that in a modification, the two face members may be cut from a single piece of material, leather or fabric, so that they have a unitary connection at one side margin of the glove. This latter ar- 15 rangement is not essential, however.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a modification of the invention.

20 Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2-2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken longitudinally of one of the glove fingers shown in Figure l.

25 Figure 4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4,

Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary isometric view showingone of the glove fingers of Figure 1.

Referring to Figure 1 of the drawing, I have so shown at l5 a glove face member which will be duplicated as to form by the coacting face member shown at the rear thereof, as indicated at Mr. Each face member is formed with a unitary thumb piece 2 and with the finger pieces 3, 4, 5, 6.

3a A characteristic of each face member I5 is that the thumb and finger pieces are cut to conform with the outstretched hand at rest upon the support, in which case the fingers are naturally separated and the thumb is separated from the forefinger 3 a greater extent than are the fingers 3, 4, l and 8 from each other.

Connecting the glove face members l5 and IE2: are suitable fourchettes.

Throughout its length one margin of the fourchette is joined by stitching to the face member I! with its stated finger elements 2 and I, the opposite margin being stitched to the face member I 5a: with its stated thumb and finger elements.

In Figure 1 the tips of the finger elements are squared. In such case, the thumb fourchette may continue from the point to the point p and the tip of the thumb or the finger, as the case may be, is closed by a straight extension IB seamed at the points I1, I'L'L', as shown in Figure 3. The fourchette between the points 0 and p is shown in Figures 2, 3, 4 and at l8.

For the fingers of the glove shown in Figure 1, 10 the fourchettes may extend from the base of each finger portion to the tip for seaming in the manner shown in Figure 3 to a tip piece 16 of the same arrangement as that for the thumb.

By reason of its formation, the glove may be worn on either hand with comfort and assembly of its elements will be found relatively inexpensive and rapid.

Having described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as fol- 2O lows:

1. A glove comprising like opposed face portions, each having substantially square tipped integral thumb, fore, middle and little finger extensions, fourchettes connecting said opposed face 5 portions and their thumb and finger extensions except at the tips thereof, and a substantially flat tip piece for each thumb and finger extension seamed to adjacent fourchettes and to the opposed face portion extensions of the glove by seams extending across between the corner portions of said substantially square tipped finger portions.

2. A glove comprising opposed face portions having thumb and finger covering portions with substantially square tips, fourchettes connecting the opposed sides of said thumb and finger covering portions and tip pieces connecting the squared ends of said thumb and finger covering portions, said tip pieces being connected with said fourchettes by seams extending across between the corners of said square tipped finger covering portions and tending to hold said comer portions fully spaced apart.

RICHARD GRAHAM Kmcrmna, JR. FLORENCE K. MIS'I'ELE. 

